About Nishara Village

Nishara is a mid sized village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 400 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nishara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nishara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Jalalgarh
Pincode	854327
Area (hectares)	170 hectares
Population	738
Male Population	400
Female Population	338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	845
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Nishara compares

By the 2011 count Nishara is the 36th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Nishara

Nishara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Nishara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nishara from other places

Nishara lies about 22 km from Purnia. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nishara
Tehsil headquarters	Jalalgarh	4.2 km
Nearest town	Kasba	12 km
District headquarters	Purnia	22 km

Villages closest to Nishara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalgarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Nishara

As per the Census of India 2011, Nishara village had a population of 738. That makes it the 36th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Nishara village has 400 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nishara has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Nishara is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nishara covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nishara falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Nishara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Nishara.

Nishara is about 22 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nishara is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 4.2 km away. Kasba is about 12 km away. Purnia is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.